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Russell D. FernaldAcademic Appointments
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Honors & Awards
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Rank Prize in Vision/Opto-electronics
Rank Foundation
February 2004
Fellow-American Association for Advancement of Science
AAAS
2003
Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
1999-2006
NIH Fogarty Senior International Fellowship
NIH
1985-86
Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology
Stanford University
1994-
8 honors and awards: view full list
Professional Education
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Field of Study
Year of Graduation
PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Biophysics
1969
B.S.
Swarthmore College
Electrical Engineering/Physics
1963
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Research Interests
How does social experience influence the brain?
Our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms through which social change is transduced into cellular and molecular change.
How is retinal progenitor cell division and differentiation controlled?
The eyes of teleost fish continue to grow throughout life, and new cells are continually added to the functional retina. We are using this model system to determine what extrinsic and intrinsic signals influence the fate of retinal progenitors, particularly rod progenitors.
Our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms through which social change is transduced into cellular and molecular change.
How is retinal progenitor cell division and differentiation controlled?
The eyes of teleost fish continue to grow throughout life, and new cells are continually added to the functional retina. We are using this model system to determine what extrinsic and intrinsic signals influence the fate of retinal progenitors, particularly rod progenitors.
Publications
- Grosenick L, Clement TS, Fernald RD "Fish can infer social rank by observation alone." Nature 2007; 445: 7126: 429-32 More »
- Harbott LK, Burmeister SS, White RB, Vagell M, Fernald RD "Androgen receptors in a cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni: Structure, localization, and expression levels." J Comp Neurol 2007; 504: 1: 57-73 More »
- Flanagan CA, Chen CC, Coetsee M, Mamputha S, Whitlock KE, Bredenkamp N, Grosenick L, Fernald RD, Illing N "Expression, structure, function and evolution of GnRH receptors GnRH-R1SHS and GnRH-R2PEY in the teleost, Astatotilapia burtoni." Endocrinology 2007; More »
- Zhao S, Korzan WJ, Chen CC, Fernald RD "Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A/B and G inhibits the transcription of gonadotropin-releasing-hormone 1." Mol Cell Neurosci 2007; More »
- Chen CC, Fernald RD "Distributions of two gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor types in a cichlid fish suggest functional specialization." J Comp Neurol 2006; 495: 3: 314-23 More »
58 publications: view full list
